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» Class on Hassler's works attracts author's loyal fans
   Feature article on a community college class devoted to Jon Hassler's fiction. [Brainerd Dispatch]
   http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/041201/tem_0412010001.shtml

» Curled Up with a Good Book: The Dean's List
   Unsigned, undated book review.
   http://www.curledup.com/deans.htm

» Finding Balance Between the Ridiculous and Sublime
   Alden Mudge interviews Jon Hassler on the publication of "The Dean's List."
   http://www.bookpage.com/9707bp/firstperson.html

» Graves of Academe
   "Forget Garrison Keillor and the Coen brothers. Jon Hassler is Minnesota's most engaging cultural export." Review of "The Dean's List," in the New York Times.
   http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/01/reviews/970601.01poseltt.html

» Hassler visits class studying his books
   Jon Hassler returned to Central Lakes College as an honored guest. [Brainerd Dispatch]
   http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/042601/tem_0426010002.shtml

» Hope on Ice: The Felicitous Fiction of Jon Hassler
   Appreciative essay by Charlotte Hays on the Catholic novelist. Draws the inevitable comparison to J.F. Powers.
   http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0099.html

» Jon Hassler's Writing Room
   Authorized web site about this Minnesota author and his novels.
   http://home.comcast.net/~ktebo/index.htm

» Tender Mercies
   A close look at "Dear James." Book review by Philip Zaleski.
   http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=4471

» The Loves of His Life
   In-depth review of Jon Hassler's book "North of Hope." By Richard Russo, writing in the New York Times. Requires free registration.
   http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/06/24/specials/russo-hassler.html

» The Wit, Wisdom and Wonder of Writer Jon Hassler
   Feature article builds on interviews of Hassler and acquaintances. Includes some biographical information, and examples of Hassler's descriptions of characters.
   http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Nov1998/feature2.asp